Mastering PHP Debugging With Xdebug Using PhpStorm & VSCode

Goals

What will you learn in this course:

In This Course you will learn how to use Xdebug like Ninja, Xdebug is the most popular Debugging Extension For PHP You can use it to speed up your Debug Investigation and Test cases Not only that You can do a lot using Xdebug

• Install Xdebug and Enable it in Your PHP Environment  

• Config Xdebug in Your Favorite IDE like PHPStorm and VsCode

• Upgrade your Debugging experience with Xdebug

• Optimize Var_dump usage using develop Mode

• How to Use Xdebug For Step debugging Your Test Cases

• Speed Up your bug investigation using Xdebug Debug mode for Step Debugging

• Generate a Profile for your Requests and Scenarios 

• Visualize The Profile Data to detect and highlight the performance issues in your Project in the  Time or Memory

• How to Generate  the Code Coverage For your Code and Tests

• How to Generate and Use Trace Data For Your Functions Executions

• How to Use Xdebug for Remote Debugging

• How To Use Xdebug From Docker Environment

• How To Debug PHP CLI Like Symfony Console Commands

• How To Debug API Using Postman

Prerequisites

What are the prerequisites for this course?

• Basic knowledge of PHP programming: You should have a solid understanding of PHP programming concepts, including variables, functions, loops, and conditional statements.

• Familiarity with a PHP development environment: You should be comfortable working with a PHP development environment, such as Apache, Nginx, or PHP's built-in web server.

• Basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript: You should have a basic understanding of front-end web development technologies to understand how PHP code interacts with these technologies.

• Familiarity with a code editor: You should be familiar with a code editor such as Visual Studio Code, Sublime Text, or Atom.

• Understanding of debugging concepts: You should have a basic understanding of debugging concepts, including how to use breakpoints, examine variables, and step through code execution.

Having experience with PHP frameworks such as Laravel or Symfony would be helpful but is not necessary for this course.